Nehemiah's Mourning
Fasting in response to national ruin.
Nehemiah fasts after hearing of Jerusalem’s destruction. His fast combines mourning, confession, and preparation for leadership action, linking fasting with responsibility rather than withdrawal.
Scripture
Nehemiah 1:4
4 It happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,